Homemade Strawberry Guava Juice

This morning I woke up craving some strawberry guava juice. I didn’t have any guava’s so I decided to improvise. And to my surprise, it was a great success! I call it, Carlie’s Strawberry Guava-like Juice.

Debra, I love our Vitamix for many different reasons. We used high end blenders in the past but they did not work well for making my flour blends. We have a son who has allergies to wheat and possibly gluten (still testing to determine) and I make all of my own flours. The Vitamix has made my life a breeze when it comes to this – totally fine and smooth every time in about 15 seconds flat! It makes restaurant quality items for us such as: fresh marinades, salsas, peanut butter, ice cream, smoothies (love the green ones), juices (we love organic apple juice see here: http://www.soyoucallyourselfahomeschooler.com/2012/03/26/homemade-organic-apple-juice-using-your-vitamix/), and even soups from start to finish. We have the 5200 and we use it EVERY day and really LOVE it.

Thank you Carlie! That is the model I am thinking of, so I am saving up. I just didn’t know if I should get the cheaper two speed in case it is just okay or give it all up for the 5200. I trust your opinion and have heard a lot of great things about Vitamix in general, so I am likely to end up with the 5200 also. My son has food allergies too; milk, peanuts, treenuts, egg and also an intolerance to oat. Because of this I cook all the time, from scratch is the best way to avoid a problem. The Vitamix should help with that, and working in more vegetables through juices. As well I have an infant that needs soft foods and my food mill just doesn’t always cut it (I made a pun). I enjoy your posts! Love your style and taste! And I am glad I found you!

Wow, Debra, our sons have similar allergies! Our 3-year-old is allergic to wheat, dairy, egg whites, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and some other things too! I have seen an improvement in his condition over the last two years, BUT, it is still a lot of work, isn’t it? But ALL WORTH it. Our 5-year-old son is allergic to peanuts so having our youngest with so many allergies was a little shocking. Our daughter, myself, and husband do not have any food allergies – but we have enjoyed eating more healthy! Look forward to getting to know you! Glad you are HERE

Oh yes, similar allergies! My daughter is 10 months and so far shows no signs of allergies although she also has never had any PN, TN, M, E or Oat and I am in no rush to feed her any. We do eat a lot better now that we must check every label and plan our meals better. I got the okay to get the blender and bought the 5200 Vitamix today, I am so excited!!! Thank you for the recommendation, and I will be making your guava juice in no time! PS My favorite allergy blog is Onespot Allergy for current events and information.

That looks so yummy!! My younger daughter and I love to make smoothies for breakfast–especially during the hot summers. I’ll have to try your recipe and see how we like it. We usually make ours with yogurt, a little bit of milk, strawberries, bananas, and sometimes a bit of fruit juice. Thanks for sharing!

Hi Wendy! Yes, we do a variety of different smoothies but are really getting more into the raw/whole foods side of juicing. While I enjoy having the added ingredients at times, I now prefer just plain fruit for any juices